October 26, 2019
Eritrean Delegation Statement
at Russia-Africa Summit, Sochi 2019
Your Excellency President Vladmir Putin,
Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government,
Distinguished Heads of Delegation,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Allow me to join other speakers to express our gratitude to President Putin for the initiative he has taken to host this Summit. Let me also express our best wishes to the people of Russia for greater economic growth and prosperity. We are indeed thankful for the invitation and opportunity accorded to us to express our views on issues of paramount importance to our Continent and its external partners.
Mr. President,
Distinguished delegates,
Let me now proceed to highlight, in very concise terms, our views and approaches on various external initiatives launched to cultivate cooperation with Africa.
